Open Thread

Cause.  Effect.: It is approaching four weeks since a federal appeals court considered Donald Trump’s audacious claim that he should enjoy absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for his actions as…

Sad: Oregon Senators Refuse To Work, Find Themselves Ineligible To Run For Reelection: The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday that 10 Republican state senators who staged a record-long walkout last…

NFL Broke Promise To Concussed Retired Players.  Which is what happens when you have billionaires running the show: Finalized in 2015, the NFL concussion settlement resolved the most serious threat…

Arizona Rethugs Go Full MAGAt.  Because it worked so well for them in 2020: Arizona Republicans chose a new party chair on Saturday, a move that tightened the grip on…

$83 Mill.  With what could well be a $250 mill judgement against Trump by the end of next week.  Sure he can appeal.  However, he has to either pony up…

Vince McMahon And Donald Trump--Separated At Birth?  Two self-entitled males who play the role of WWE villains because, well, that's what they are.  And serial abusers, OK, rapists, of women. …

AMERICAN OLIGARCHY:  This could be the most important long-form piece of journalism you'll read all year.  Long-form as in book length, but broken down into easily-digestible chapters.  I've only scratched…

Ohio Pastor Opens Church To Homeless. Gets Arrested. So much of what's wrong with our state of affairs wrapped up in one story: While our society leaves far too many…

Rethugs Bully, D's Cower.  The story of one progressive judge and his predictable fate: This country has no more devoted a public servant than Judge Todd Edelman of the D.C.…